Starting with the Corpse-Eating Worm, he worked his way up to become the Left-Winged Immortal Lord.

Why look for the gap first?

Because the stone coffin walls are made of extremely hard materials, especially with the protection of the runes, they are almost unbreakable.

Even if it were a Shadowless Corpse-Eating Worm that had already reached the lower second stage, it would probably be difficult to break through the coffin wall silently.

however.

The hollow stag beetle carefully peered around several times, almost hollowing out the yin soil around the stone coffin, but Gu Qing still couldn't see any gaps.

"It seems we have no choice but to break it open and investigate." Gu Qing immediately controlled the Void-Shattering Stag Beetle to exert all its strength on the coffin wall. A slight cracking sound was heard, and the coffin wall was torn open with a crack about one finger long.

But Gu Qing did not continue to act. Instead, he first controlled the Hollow Stag Beetle to leave the ground and return to the Hibernating Insect Yin Jar.

He continued to nurture the medicinal seeds using yin methods.

After a quarter of an hour, when there was still no response, Gu Qingcai once again controlled the Hollow Stag Beetle to launch an attack on the stone coffin.

This time, Gu Qing pressed on and forced open a hole in the stone coffin three times in a row. But before the Void-Shattering Shovel Beetle could enter, an extremely dense aura of corpse energy surged out, forcing the Void-Shattering Shovel Beetle back on the spot.

Through the senses of the Hollow Stag Beetle, Gu Qing could clearly perceive the sinister and poisonous aura of the corpse, which was incomparable to the corpse aura of Fufeng Forest.

If he were to come into contact with it, he would likely suffer from the poison attacking his heart on the spot.

Fortunately, although this corpse energy was extremely insidious, it was ultimately only slightly more dangerous to the Void-Shattering Stag Beetle.

When the hollow stag beetle entered the coffin, Gu Qing finally understood why there was such a sinister corpse aura.

There was a stiff body in the coffin.

A real zombie!

Its skin was much harder than the coffin wall and was bluish-purple in color. Although it was sealed in the coffin, its aura was comparable to that of a Qi Refining cultivator and could not be suppressed.

"Could this yin place still be a burial ground?" Gu Qing asked in surprise, controlling the hollow shovel beetle to emerge from the coffin and explore again.

as predicted.

Within a radius of about ten feet, three more stone coffins emerged.

After breaking open another coffin, they found that it still contained a purple zombie.

"It really is a burial ground."

Gu Qing was both surprised and delighted.

What was astonishing was that each of these purple zombies was at least comparable to a cultivator at the second or third level of Qi Refining, and there were four stone coffins buried within just one zhang of ground.

Looking across the entire Yin region, there are probably hundreds or even more.

Even if the corpse-devouring worm only devours one corpse, the resulting gain from corpse energy will be terrifying.

Furthermore, he can use the Yin-Yang Jar to raise insects here, likely by absorbing the Yin energy of this place. The Void-Shattering Stag Beetles can also increase their speed extremely quickly. The Void-Shattering Stag Beetles were a gift from Lu Xingzhi, so even if someone sees him raising insects in a Yin-Yang place, there shouldn't be any problem. Even if there is a problem, he can simply stop.

Just do it.

Gu Qing immediately recalled the Shattered Void Stag Beetle and used another Yin technique to inject it into the Yin Urn of the Hidden Insect, attempting to drive it to absorb the corpse energy and Yin energy hidden underground to nourish the Shattered Void Stag Beetle.

You wouldn't know this without knowing it. As soon as the Yin-Yang Jar of the Hidden Insects was opened, a large amount of corpse energy and Yin energy was drawn out from the ground and transformed into nutrients that were greedily absorbed by the Hollow Stag Beetle.

In just one or two hours, the total amount of Yin energy and corpse energy absorbed by the Hidden Insect Taiyin Jar was comparable to that absorbed by a Corpse-Eating Insect.

"How much will we have gained this night... What a wonderful place!"

Gu Qing sighed inwardly.

that's it.

Unbeknownst to Gu Qing, he was simultaneously raising insects and nourishing medicinal seeds with yin energy until dawn. Although his yin energy was almost completely depleted, he would still be immersed in the joy of a bountiful harvest if not for the Daoist boy's reminder.

"Brother Dao, it's time to rest."

A young Taoist priest stood respectfully to the side and offered a reminder.

Gu Qing shook her head. "You guys go and rest. I'll keep busy for a while."

He planned to exhaust all his Yin magic before resting.

Replenish Yin energy during the day and deplete Yin energy at night.

Perfect loop!

After the young Taoist disciples left, Ding Xian, who came in to inspect, was somewhat surprised to see Gu Qing still busy.

"Junior brother, what's wrong with you...?"

Ding Xian subconsciously looked at the Yin-Yang Jar containing the insects. With his senses, he could clearly feel that Gu Qing was using this Yin-Yang artifact to raise insects.

However, he didn't pay any attention to it.

My own junior brother.

What's wrong with using the yin energy of shady places to raise insects?

"My master gave me a strange insect, and I was thinking of cultivating it as soon as possible so that it could be well-trained and strong enough to serve my master," Gu Qing explained.

Upon hearing that his master had actually given one of the collecting insects to Gu Qing, Ding Xian was secretly surprised and valued Gu Qing even more. "Junior brother, you've been busy all night, you should go and rest. There's always more to do."

"Senior brother, you go ahead with your work. I'll nurture the medicinal seed a little longer before I leave," Gu Qing insisted.

Upon hearing this, Ding Xian had no choice but to give up trying to persuade him. After offering a few more reminders, he wandered around the yin area twice to make sure the yin-evil medicinal herbs were unharmed before leaving. As soon as he returned to the medicine hall, Ding Xian bumped into Lu Xingzhi.

"Master."

Ding Xian quickly bowed.

Lu Xingzhi asked, "How late did your junior brother finish working last night? How is the cultivation of the medicinal seeds progressing?"

"Junior Brother is still nurturing medicinal seeds in the shady area of ​​the back mountain. From 5 PM yesterday until 5 AM today, a full seven hours, even when I advised him to rest, he was still nurturing the seeds. He truly treats the matter you entrusted to him as the most important thing in his life." Ding Xian also flattered Gu Qing a couple of times in order to improve his relationship with Gu Qing.

"Not bad, not bad."

Lu Xingzhi nodded in satisfaction.

He prefers disciples with a proper attitude.

Even if you can't grow a hundred Ghost Leaf plants within six months, who would have the heart to blame you?

"Go do your own thing."

Lu Xingzhi waved his hand and strode away from the pharmacy.

Ding Xian glanced at his master's departing figure, then looked in the direction of the yin area, pondering as he walked how to get closer to Gu Qing.

……

at the same time.

In the dark place.

A daily evaluation panel popped up in front of Gu Qing's eyes.

After seven busy hours yesterday, a conclusion has finally been reached.

[Evaluation Panel Lv1 (20/100)]

[Today's Review!]

[The Corpse-Eating Insects refine the corpses of three decapitated bandits, achieving a Grade D rating—Corpse Qi +30, Feedback +15]

[Burialed in a yin-heavy place, nurtured a broken-hollow stag beetle in a first-tier yin artifact, the Taiyin Urn, for seven hours. Rating: D-grade - Corpse Qi +30, Feedback +15]

[Burialed in a yin-heavy place using yin methods for seven hours to nurture a second-tier ghost-shrouding leaf medicinal seed, rating C - Corpse Qi +50]

"Raising hollow stag beetles in the dark for seven hours was comparable to the process of refining three corpses by corpse-eating worms!"

Looking at the harvest, Gu Qing was shocked.

However, what surprised him even more was the Yin method of nurturing the Ghost-Covering Leaf medicinal seed, which yielded a profit of up to 50 in one night.

Overnight, the corpse energy gain reached a staggering 110!

If we were to secretly acquire another corpse-devouring worm today to refine a purple zombie, the daily gains from corpse energy would undoubtedly be even greater.

150?

200?

The thought of this terrifying number filled Gu Qing with enthusiasm.

If it weren't for the fact that he only had 10% of his Yin technique left, which meant he could work for another half an hour at most, he really would have liked to keep working like this without sleep or rest.

After a brief moment of happiness, Gu Qing closed the panel.

Keep working!

……

at the same time.

Xue Chen also led the constables to investigate the entire Lishan area.

pity.

No information was found regarding what they possessed.

Cheng Xiu also led the people of the Dharma Protector Hall to search through several surrounding villages, but they still didn't find any clues.

Left with no other choice.

After the two groups joined forces, they could only return home helplessly.

On the way back, Cheng Xiu suddenly remembered Gu Shenyan's matter. "Officer Xue, where is Gu Shenyan being held now?"

"Imprisoned? Master Cheng, it would have been better if you hadn't brought this up. Now that you have, I have a question for you."

Xue Chen felt a sudden sense of displeasure.

But Cheng Xiu didn't notice.

"you say."

Xue Chen complained, "Shouldn't the Daoist priest know about Gu Qing's apprenticeship?"

"It's just a verbal agreement; the temple hasn't admitted it. You've already interrogated Gu Shenyan, and Master Chen will naturally back you up." Cheng Xiu's brows furrowed, and she suddenly realized something. "Are you perhaps worried that Gu Qing will release Gu Shenyan?"

"I've already asked myself, and he's innocent," Xue Chen said frankly.

Cheng Xiu was immediately indignant. "Who cares if he's innocent or not? The fact is he owes money."

"Then why don't you come with me to Gu Family Village again, Master Cheng? As long as you personally capture Gu Shenyan, I will have no objections."

Xue Chen stared intently at Cheng Xiu.

Cheng Xiu was speechless for a moment.

If he dares to offend Lu Xingzhi, will he still need Xue Chen to do things for him?

Left with no other choice.

Cheng Xiu could only utter two words, "Never mind."

Seeing this, Xue Chen smiled coldly to himself and said nothing more.

But at that very moment, a constable arrived on horseback.

"Officer Xue, something terrible has happened! Another incident has occurred!"